Greggs have reopened a small number of stores as they trial new safety measures which will hopefully lead to a UK wide return to trading (Image: Getty Images)

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Fast food fans are slowly being able to tuck back into their favourite pastries and savoury treats now that Greggs has begun reopening some of its stores.

The popular bakery chain has opened a small number of stores in the North East of England on a trial basis as the UK begins to slowly try to establish a balance between coronavirus lockdown procedures and the reopening of businesses.

Greggs made the decision to shutter up all of it’s shops across the UK on March 23, but now the chain is testing out safety measures in a selection of outlets with the intention of rolling out the measures nationwide if they prove successful.

Popular products including coffees, pastries and cakes are available to take away in the Tyneside area of Newcastle – although the customers won't get too far inside the store doors.

Fans of the bakery chain have expressed excitement at being able to buy food from Greggs again (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty)

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"We will continue to review this and will invite walk-in customers into our shops only when we can do so in the controlled manner we intended."

Meanwhile Greggs CEO, Roger Whiteside, said in a statement posted on the company’s website: "Since temporarily closing our shops, we’ve been working hard to get up and running again, and we are now undertaking some initial trials.

"To begin with, these trials will take place behind closed doors in order to test a number of new operational safety measures that will enable social distancing, and for us to operate in line with the latest Government guidelines. These trials are being conducted across a number of channels, including delivery through Just Eat, Click + Collect and walk-in customers.

"Colleague and customer safety continue to be the primary focus of the decisions we take as we start to re-open our shops.

"Thank you for your patience while we work hard to play our part in getting the nation back up and running again and serving the communities in which we operate."

The news of the reopening has been a hit with fans of the chain, although one Greggs enthusiast joked via Twitter: “My diet was going so well.”